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King of the Underworld

1939-01-141h 7mRomance / Crime / Drama6.4/10TMDB · 27 votes

Physician Carole Nelson, suspected of having ties to notorious gangster Joe Gurney, must prove her innocence or the Medical Board will revoke her license. When Gurney seeks her out for treatment after being shot, it could be the break Nelson needs. Now she has a chance to use her medical know-how to outwit Gurney and his goons and reestablish her professional reputation.

“Don't kill this killer! Bring him back alive!”

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Directed byLewis Seiler

Original languageEnglish

Original release1939-01-14

ProductionUnited States of America

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Humphrey BogartJoe Gurney

Kay FrancisDr. Carole Nelson

James StephensonBill Stevens

John Eldredge

John EldredgeDr. Niles Nelson

Jessie Busley

Jessie BusleyAunt Josephine

Arthur Aylesworth

Arthur AylesworthDr. Sanders

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Raymond BrownSheriff Harland TuckerMr. Ames Ralph RemleyMr. Robert Charley FoySlick Murray AlperEddie Joe DevlinPorky Elliott SullivanMugsy Alan DavisPete John HarmonSlats John RidgelyJerry Richard BondInterne Pierre WatkinDistrict Attorney Charles TrowbridgeDr. Ryan Edwin StanleyDr. Jacobs Sherwood BaileyBoy (uncredited)Clem BevansVillager #3 (uncredited)Sidney BraceyBert - the Farmer (uncredited)Nat CarrSecond Villager (uncredited)Glen CavenderDeputy Shooting Bill (uncredited)Edgar DearingPolice Detective (uncredited)Edgar DearingFirst Policeman (uncredited)William GouldChief of Police (uncredited)John HarronG-Man (uncredited)Lew HarveyChic - a Gangster (uncredited)Herbert HeywoodClem (uncredited)Max Hoffman Jr.Second Policeman (uncredited)Stuart HolmesDoorman (uncredited)Mickey KuhnYoung Boy (uncredited)Al LloydDrug Store Clerk (uncredited)Paul M. MacWilliamsAnaesthetist (uncredited)Jack MowerG-Man (uncredited)Jimmy O'GattyGangster (uncredited)Paul PanzerGangster (uncredited)Richard QuineMedical Student (uncredited)John J. RichardsonTownsman Running (uncredited)Ann RobinsonSecond Nurse (uncredited)Cliff SaumGangster (uncredited)Janet ShawBlonde Nurse (uncredited)Carl StockdaleFirst Villager (uncredited)Doc StoneGangster (uncredited)Charles SullivanGangster (uncredited)Lottie WilliamsFarmer's Wife (uncredited)Tom WilsonDeputy (uncredited)Frank BrunoGangster (uncredited)

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